Conference Description
The Consciousness, Anesthesia and Evolutionary Biology GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by September 28, 2024. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: The Neural Circuitry of Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Discussion Leaders
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Marcello Massimini (University of Milan, Italy)
Speakers
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Yang Dan (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
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George Mashour (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States)
Mechanisms of Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Discussion Leaders
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Christof Koch (Allen Institute for Brain Science, United States)
Speakers
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Robert Sanders (University of Sydney, Australia)
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Zirui Huang (University of Michigan, United States)
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Irene Rembado (Allen Institute, United States)
Disorders of Consciousness
Discussion Leaders
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Steven Laureys (CERVO Research Centre, U Laval, Canada , National Fund Scientific Research, U Liege, Belgium, Canada)
Speakers
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Brian Edlow (Massachusetts General Hospital, United States)
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Stefanie Blain-Moraes (McGill University, Canada)
Mechanisms of Anesthetic-induced Unconsciousness
Discussion Leaders
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George Mashour (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States)
Speakers
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Marshall Devor (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
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Wei Lu (NINDS, NIH, United States)
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Railey White (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
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Jyun-you Liou (Weill Cornell Medical College, United States)
Anesthetic Emergence and Cognitive Recovery
Discussion Leaders
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Emery Brown (Massachusetts General Hospital/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
Speakers
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Kathleen Vincent (Massachusetts General Hospital, United States)
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Patrick Purdon (Stanford University School of Medicine, United States)
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Mitra Heshmati (University of Washington, United States)
Sleep and Dreaming
Discussion Leaders
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Ralph Lydic (University of Tennessee, United States)
Speakers
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Francesca Siclari (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, The Netherlands)
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Pilleriin Sikka (Stanford University, United States)
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Lino Nobili (Department of Neuroscience, University of Genoa. Genoa. Italy, Italy)
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Yuval Nir (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Hibernation and Sleep Across Diverse Species
Discussion Leaders
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Helen Baghdoyan (University of Tennessee, United States)
Speakers
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Nick Franks (Imperial College, United Kingdom)
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Vladyslav Vyazovskiy (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Neeraj Lal (University of California San Diego , United States)
Altered States of Consciousness and Mental Health
Discussion Leaders
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Max Kelz (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
Speakers
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Vidita Vaidya (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)
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Joseph Cichon (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
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Enzo Tagliazucchi (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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Friederike Holze (University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, Switzerland)
The Evolution of Consciousness
Discussion Leaders
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Alexander Proekt (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
Speakers
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Eva Jablonka (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
Organizers
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Pilleriin Sikka (Stanford University, United States)